sector skills alliances erasmus+ 2014-2020

Sector Skills AlliancesErasmus+ 2014-2020

Directorate-GeneralEducation & Culture

Reinforces and promotes lifelong learning through:

• policy cooperation with EU Member States

• implementation of Erasmus +

Erasmus+ 2014-2020

new EU programme for education, training, youth and sport

replacing seven existing programmes with one

December 2013: first call for proposals

Erasmus+ 2014-2020

EU grants for investment in education & skills

Budget EUR 19 billion

EU + EFTA + Turkey

Increase in current spending

3 key actions

Learning Mobility •Staff•High education students•Vocational and education training students•Master students•Youth mobility

Co-operation for innovation and good practices •Knowledge Alliances•Sector Skill

Alliances •Strategic Partnerships•IT support platforms• E-twinning•Capacity building in third countries

Support for policy reform •Open Method of Coordination• EU transparency tools •Policy dialogue

Key Actions within Erasmus+

25 % of the budget

Sector Skill Alliances

Sector – in which sense?

Economic sector as defined by Eurostat (NACE)

Examples:C-Manufacturing

J-Information and communication

Q-Human health and social work

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Sector Skills Alliances - Who

Bodies responsible for qualifications/ certification/ accreditation

Vocational Education &

Training providers

Partners representative in sector with sector–expertise/Re

search

Sector Skills Alliances - What

Development of common training contents and

concepts

Integration of skills needs of the labour market into

Vocational Education Training

Reinforcing links between education and working life

Sector Skill Alliances

Assess skills needs in a specific sector

Achieve systematic impact on vocational education & training in the economic sector concerned

Bring vocational education & training (VET) closer to labour market

Develop innovative ways of vocational teaching and training

Ensure quality of vocational programmes & Facilitate transparency of qualifications

Improve flow of information between stakeholders

Objectives

European Qualification Framework

European Quality

Assurance Framework for VET

European Credit System for VET

Application of European reference tools

What else should you know?

Sector Skills Alliance should take into account work of European Sector Skills Council and ESCO if existing in relevant sector (see next slide)

If skills needs not identified yet then Alliance should include research institution competent in relevant sector

European umbrella organisations or National players with European outreach

Alliance should ensure recognition in partner countries during project or make it highly probable that this will happen afterwards

Dissemination to services counselling on professional orientation/career guidance

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Important concepts

• European Sector Skills Council:

Platform at European level for improving skills intelligence, highlighting skills mismatches and for shaping the educational and training offer correspondingly.

Such Sector Skills Councils exist already for fashion design & production, and commerce.

• ESCO:

The European multilingual classification of skills/competences, qualifications and occupations will include occupational profiles (with respective skills/competences lists) per economic sector.

It will not set up competence standards though.

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Expected Outcomes

Evidence on sector skills

needs/competence

standards

Joint curriculum

design

Joint curriculum delivery/

Recognition

Dissemination/

professional orientation

Skills supply

Employability

Competitiveness

EuropeanVET

curricula

Sector

Skills Allian

ce

Skills needs

Sector Skills Alliances 2014-2020

• Eligible sectors • min. 3 countries, of which min. 2 MS• 3 categories of stakeholders in each

country obligatory (slide 9)• min. 9 partners

Sector Skills Alliances 2014-2020

• average grant +/- € 850.000 per project

Sector Skills Alliances 2014-2020

• ~175 projects over • 7 years

Sector Skills Alliances 2014-2020

• First call "Erasmus +":end 2013/beginning 2014

Sector Skills Alliances 2014-2020

Additional information on the internet

Erasmus+:http://ec.europa.eu/education/erasmus-for-all/index_en.htm

On-going pilot projects:http://ec.europa.eu/education/calls/results0112_en.htm

Contact EAC-UNITE-B2@ec.europa.eu